Scene cleared following investigation of 'suspicious powder'

Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies have cleared the scene where a suspicious package was found in a Suntrust Bank parking lot located in the 12000 block of Forest Hill Boulevard in Wellington Wednesday morning.

WE'RE FOLLOWING A DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF WELLINGTON...A SUSPICIOUS ENVELOPE SHUTS DOWN A BUSY SHOPPING PLAZA IN WELLINGTON FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING.CHRIS MCGRATH HAS BEEN THERE FROM THE START...AND HAS THE LATEST. 3 I JUST SPOKE WITH PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE...THE HAZMAT UNIT JUST CLEARED THIS AREA...AND DEEMED EVERYTHING SAFE...WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS INSIDE THIS ENVELOPE...BUT IT CAUSED QUITE THE COMMOTION.A POPULAR WELLINGTON SHOPPING PLAZA AT A STANDSTILL...AS LAW ENFORCEMENT LOCKS DOWN THE AREA.BUSINESS OWNERS TOLD TO EMPTY THEIR STORES AND LEAVE THE PARKING LOT.IT ALL STARTED SHORTLY BEFORE 8:30...AT THE CORNER OF FOREST HILL BOULEVARD AND WELLINGTON TRACE. INVESTIGATORS SAY BANK WORKERS SHOWED UP FOR THEIR SHIFT AT THIS SUN TRUST BANK AND DISCOVERED AN ENVELOPE IN THE PARKING LOT.THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SENT IN ITS BOMB SQUAD...WHICH OPENED THE PACKAGE...FINDING A WHITE POWDER.THAT'S WHEN THE HAZ MAT CREW JUMPED INTO ACTION...TESTING THE POWDER AND ULTIMATELY CLEARING THE SCENE.THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CONFIRMS SOMEONE CALLED IN A VERBAL THREAT TO THE BANK YESTERDAY...IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT WAS SAID OR IF IT'S LINKED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE THIS MORNING.IN WELLINGTON CHRIS MCGRATH -- WPBF 25 NEWS.

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